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Destruction from above

Photograph of the western side of Ford Island and ships in moorings offshore, taken from a Japanese Navy plane during the attack.

Ships are (from left to right):
USS Detroit (CL-8); USS Raleigh (CL-7), listing to port after being hit by one torpedo; USS Utah (AG-16), capsized after being hit by two torpedoes; and USS Tangier (AV-8).

Japanese writing in the lower left states that the photograph's reproduction was authorized by the Navy Ministry.

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May 20, 2009
U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command
U.S. National Archives
Ford Island ship moorings offshore Japanese Navy plane attack USS Detroit Raleigh torpedo Utah capsized Tangier Japan bombing raid American America US USA capsized sunk wrecked destroyed